Action Ratio and Dip and Blow and Etc.

[Mike Spalding]

Jon Page wrote:
> Either the Abel or Tokiwa kit has a M&H shank with the knuckle at 18 mm,
> 17 mm might be all you can squeeze out of it though, try many 
> configurations
> to ascertain which provides the best regulation and lowest friction.
>
> If you find a shank to regulate well but the flange doesn't fit the rail,
> alter the rail by removing or adding material on the indexing edge.
>
If this Knabe is like later examples, the  shanks/flanges width is 
narrower than  on most pianos.  In the treble it's just an 
inconvenience, but in the basss section standard parts may not even 
fit.  The Brooks/Abel shanks for Knabe are the best fit, width-wise, 
although other suppliers' parts can be narrowed on the router table, 
table saw, or band saw with a suitable jig. DAMHIK.

Mike